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Public health’s pandemic pivot
With disease modeling, virtual events and a renewed focus on antiracism, Fred Hutch population scientists adapt their work to COVID-19
Obliteride brings in $2M to spur cancer, COVID-19 research
Annual Fred Hutch fundraiser goes virtual and DIY; sets records for participation, creativity and global reach
Riding out the pandemic with Obliteride
Annual fundraiser goes DIY with creative workouts, global participation and Glow Orange week
The latest on how COVID-19 affects cancer patients
Hutch researchers share new data on mortality rates and racial disparities in treatment; launch statewide COVID-19 and cancer data repository
Trio of studies to evaluate metastatic breast cancer care
Hutch researcher awarded grants to study the use of biopsy to drive therapy choices and test new type of PET scan to stage lobular
Preventing brain metastasis in breast cancer
New $2.4M NCI grant funds research aimed at preventing disseminated tumor cells in the brain from waking up
Improving apps to help cancer patients quit smoking
Fred Hutch cancer prevention researcher awarded $3.5M NCI grant to run randomized trial of smartphone health apps
Eating ‘the rainbow’ and other food tips for uncertain times
COVID-19 and cancer call for comfort food, but experts say baking with ‘whole-food ingredients’ and eating mostly plants will better support your immune system
Building genetic diversity into cancer research
NCI awards Fred Hutch $3.5M to create a colorectal cancer risk calculator based on data from multiethnic populations
COVID-19 and cancer expose society’s health care gaps
Fred Hutch researchers work to disrupt health disparities and misinformation as coronavirus ravages the medically underserved
What happens when cancer patients get COVID-19?
Large new observational study of nearly 1,000 patients breaks down who’s most at risk with coronavirus, highlights need for additional care
Health equity trailblazers recognized
Dr. Kemi Doll, Marcela Suárez Díaz and Sea Mar’s community health workers honored for work with key underserved groups
Immune response in colorectal cancer: What helps, what hurts?
GECCO collaboration drills into mechanisms of specific T-cell response to germline variations, lifetime exposures and tumor environment
NIH grant to fund new financial-toxicity intervention
Randomized trial will test benefit of proactive financial counseling and navigation for cancer patients and caregivers
Answers to cancer, and now COVID-19
NCI’s Cancer Information Service, housed at the Hutch, fills a vital gap between patient and provider, especially amid a pandemic
Hutch gets $3.65M NCI grant to help people quit smoking using 'virtual therapist'
Innovative new 'conversational agent' is part coach, part chatbot and 100% in your corner
Treating cancer in the shadow of coronavirus
Patients, doctors and researchers triage, tweak, pivot and try not to panic during the COVID-19 pandemic
Lessons from cancer patients in the time of coronavirus
For the immunocompromised and those with disease, social distancing and uncertainty are a way of life. Daily walks, gratitude and dancing help.
COVID-19: 'Social distancing' in Seattle and beyond
Stopping a pandemic in its tracks calls for cooperation, patience, handwashing and, yes, isolation. We can do it.
Coronavirus: what cancer patients need to know
Advice for cancer patients, survivors and caregivers on who’s most at risk for COVID-19 and what you can do to stay healthy